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15 U.S.C. 7211: Establishment; administrative provisions

Created in 2002 by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-204). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 12 U.S.C. 5301, 15 U.S.C. 78j–1, 15 U.S.C. 1681a, 15 U.S.C. 7201, 15 U.S.C. 7213.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Securities and Exchange Commission (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2010Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

2002Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002created it

15 U.S.C. 7211Establishment; administrative provisions

(a)Establishment of Board

(b)Status

(c)Duties of the Board

(d)Commission determination

(e)Board membership

(f)Powers of the Board

(g)Rules of the Board

(h)Annual report to the Commission

This CongressBills that change it or would

None we track

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

2010

Pub. L. 111–203, §982(b)(2), substituted "companies that" for "public companies that" and struck out "for companies the securities of which are sold to, and held by and for, public investors" after "independent audit reports". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 111–203, §982(b)(1), substituted "issuers, brokers, and dealers" for "issuers". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (c), (2), (e)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.